Re: GP cannont find Domain Controller

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From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 12/04/04


Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 11:06:30 -0700

In your single DC environment absence of SMTP should
not be causing your issues, as you have no need for it to
accomplish AD replication.

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows  Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
"l_stocky" <lstocky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F41EF2C4-E6B9-4D60-9276-E082D1FA1996@microsoft.com...
> ok, Dc Diag comes back fine except that the SMTP service isn't installed.
> Would that be a problem? The log looks like this:
>
> DC Diagnosis
>
> Performing initial setup:
>    * Verifing that the local machine server, is a DC.
>    * Connecting to directory service on server server.
>    * Collecting site info.
>    * Identifying all servers.
>    * Found 1 DC(s). Testing 1 of them.
>    Done gathering initial info.
>
> Doing initial non skippeable tests
>
>    Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\SERVER
>       Starting test: Connectivity
>          * Active Directory LDAP Services Check
>          * Active Directory RPC Services Check
>          ......................... SERVER passed test Connectivity
>
> Doing primary tests
>
>    Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\SERVER
>       Starting test: Replications
>          * Replications Check
>          ......................... SERVER passed test Replications
>       Test omitted by user request: Topology
>       Test omitted by user request: CutoffServers
>       Starting test: NCSecDesc
>          * Security Permissions Check for
>            CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=intermark,DC=com
>          * Security Permissions Check for
>            CN=Configuration,DC=intermark,DC=com
>          * Security Permissions Check for
>            DC=intermark,DC=com
>          ......................... SERVER passed test NCSecDesc
>       Starting test: NetLogons
>          * Network Logons Privileges Check
>          ......................... SERVER passed test NetLogons
>       Starting test: Advertising
>          The DC SERVER is advertising itself as a DC and having a DS.
>          The DC SERVER is advertising as an LDAP server
>          The DC SERVER is advertising as having a writeable directory
>          The DC SERVER is advertising as a Key Distribution Center
>          The DC SERVER is advertising as a time server
>          The DS SERVER is advertising as a GC.
>          ......................... SERVER passed test Advertising
>       Starting test: KnowsOfRoleHolders
>          Role Schema Owner = CN=NTDS
>
Settings,CN=SERVER,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configu
ration,DC=intermark,DC=com
>          Role Domain Owner = CN=NTDS
>
Settings,CN=SERVER,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configu
ration,DC=intermark,DC=com
>          Role PDC Owner = CN=NTDS
>
Settings,CN=SERVER,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configu
ration,DC=intermark,DC=com
>          Role Rid Owner = CN=NTDS
>
Settings,CN=SERVER,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configu
ration,DC=intermark,DC=com
>          Role Infrastructure Update Owner = CN=NTDS
>
Settings,CN=SERVER,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configu
ration,DC=intermark,DC=com
>          ......................... SERVER passed test KnowsOfRoleHolders
>       Starting test: RidManager
>          * Available RID Pool for the Domain is 1603 to 1073741823
>          * server.intermark.com is the RID Master
>          * DsBind with RID Master was successful
>          * rIDAllocationPool is 1103 to 1602
>          * rIDNextRID: 1157
>          * rIDPreviousAllocationPool is 1103 to 1602
>          ......................... SERVER passed test RidManager
>       Starting test: MachineAccount
>          * SPN found :LDAP/server.intermark.com/intermark.com
>          * SPN found :LDAP/server.intermark.com
>          * SPN found :LDAP/SERVER
>          * SPN found :LDAP/server.intermark.com/INTERMARK
>          * SPN found
> :LDAP/4a717e69-5ef6-4b02-a42b-f5d616d40b33._msdcs.intermark.com
>          * SPN found
>
:E3514235-4B06-11D1-AB04-00C04FC2DCD2/4a717e69-5ef6-4b02-a42b-f5d616d40b33/i
ntermark.com
>          * SPN found :HOST/server.intermark.com/intermark.com
>          * SPN found :HOST/server.intermark.com
>          * SPN found :HOST/SERVER
>          * SPN found :HOST/server.intermark.com/INTERMARK
>          * SPN found :GC/server.intermark.com/intermark.com
>          ......................... SERVER passed test MachineAccount
>       Starting test: Services
>          * Checking Service: Dnscache
>          * Checking Service: NtFrs
>          * Checking Service: IsmServ
>          * Checking Service: kdc
>          * Checking Service: SamSs
>          * Checking Service: LanmanServer
>          * Checking Service: LanmanWorkstation
>          * Checking Service: RpcSs
>          * Checking Service: RPCLOCATOR
>          * Checking Service: w32time
>          * Checking Service: TrkWks
>          * Checking Service: TrkSvr
>          * Checking Service: NETLOGON
>          * Checking Service: Dnscache
>          * Checking Service: NtFrs
>             Could not open SMTPSVC Service on [SERVER]:failed with 1060:
The
> specified service does not exist as an installed service.
>          ......................... SERVER failed test Services
>       Test omitted by user request: OutboundSecureChannels
>       Starting test: ObjectsReplicated
>          SERVER is in domain DC=intermark,DC=com
>          Checking for CN=SERVER,OU=Domain Controllers,DC=intermark,DC=com
in
> domain DC=intermark,DC=com on 1 servers
>             Object is up-to-date on all servers.
>          Checking for CN=NTDS
>
Settings,CN=SERVER,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configu
ration,DC=intermark,DC=com
> in domain CN=Configuration,DC=intermark,DC=com on 1 servers
>             Object is up-to-date on all servers.
>          ......................... SERVER passed test ObjectsReplicated
>       Starting test: frssysvol
>          * The File Replication Service Event log test
>          The SYSVOL has been shared, and the AD is no longer
>          prevented from starting by the File Replication Service.
>          ......................... SERVER passed test frssysvol
>       Starting test: kccevent
>          * The KCC Event log test
>          Found no KCC errors in Directory Service Event log in the last 15
> minutes.
>          ......................... SERVER passed test kccevent
>       Starting test: systemlog
>          * The System Event log test
>          Found no errors in System Event log in the last 60 minutes.
>          ......................... SERVER passed test systemlog
>
>    Running enterprise tests on : intermark.com
>       Starting test: Intersite
>          Skipping site Default-First-Site-Name, this site is outside the
scope
>
>          provided by the command line arguments provided.
>          ......................... intermark.com passed test Intersite
>       Starting test: FsmoCheck
>          GC Name: \\server.intermark.com
>          Locator Flags: 0xe00001fd
>          PDC Name: \\server.intermark.com
>          Locator Flags: 0xe00001fd
>          Time Server Name: \\server.intermark.com
>          Locator Flags: 0xe00001fd
>          Preferred Time Server Name: \\server.intermark.com
>          Locator Flags: 0xe00001fd
>          KDC Name: \\server.intermark.com
>          Locator Flags: 0xe00001fd
>          ......................... intermark.com passed test FsmoCheck
>


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